Originally Posted by sbxx1985

I seek the advice of the Addiction brain trust.

I lack patience. According to Excel this morning, 56 Ultegra S5 will arrive around Christmas for a test ride. That's a long time away for a bike I might not like as much as the R3SL. Crash replacement is a solid discount, but MSRP is still spendy. And I have to give the R3SL to Cervelo.

If I get the closeout Ridley Noah, as mentioned before, I get to keep the R3SL and eventually fix it. SR EPS goes to the Noah, mechanical Record 11 goes from the Paketa to the fixed R3SL and that bike keeps its Enve bits (including that fancy fork that I'd have no use for).

Ridley has a lot of stack, but not as much as Cervelo. Slam it with the -6 Enve stem would work. Ride will be nice and stiff. Internal routing, integrated brakes, and fast enough for Greipel. What do you think? I know LAJ has ridden the hell out of his Ridley. This would be the one.